Measuring register



Aug. 5 1924. 1,50%,Q55

B. F. KIFF MEASURING REGISTER Filed Feb. 15, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 h Z 1 jgaz q if V 21 J/ZW INVENTOR W W BY WITNESS: ATTORNEY Aug, 5 1924.

B. F. KIFF MEASURING REGISTER Filed Feb; 15, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 5, 192 4.

I FATE BELl'J'AMIN FRANCIS KIFF, OF HURRICANE, WEST VIRGINIA.

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Application filed February 15, 1922. Serial No. 536,780.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. KIFF, a citizen of the United'States, residing at Hurricane, in the county of {Putnam and State of West Virginia, haVe'inVented new and useful Improvements in Measuring Registers, of which the following is a specification.

This, invention has reference to certain new and useful improvement in measuring devices and has particular reference to a device adapted for the measuring of wells, such as artesian wells, oil and gas wells and the like. V

The primary object of the invention is to construct a device of this character which has means that bear against the cable or rope as it is lowered or withdrawn from the well, the said means being revolved by frictional engagement with the said rope or cable and in so turning actuate mechanism to operate a register or indicator.

' The foregoing objects and others which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction, combination and operative association of parts, such as is disclosed by the drawings which accompany and which form part of this specification.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation illustrating the application of the improvement.

Figure 2 is a view taken right angularly with respect to the showing in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional View on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of Figure 2..

Figure 5, 6 and 7 illustrate details of the registering device.

On the drilling stool 1 of a svell sinking apparatus, I clamp the base member of my improvement. Theimprovement is broadly indicated by the numeral 2, the base portion thereof by the numeral 3, the said base having depending therefrom the angle end of a jaw 4. The jaw is provided with a binding element 5 which holds the same on the drilling stool. From one end of the base there arises an upright 6 that is provided with a transversely arranged slot or 0 ening, and in this opening there is received a peripherally grooved wheel 7. The shaft for the Wheel 7 is indicated by the numeral 8, the same having a clutch engagement 9 with a shaft 10 that actuates the disk 11 of number bearing wheels 12 of an ordinary number registering device 13. The numbers on the disk indlcate feet and fractions thereof, and the casing of the registering indicator is removablysecured on a bracket 14: arising from one of the edges of the base. The upright 6 has at its upper end an angle extension 15', and pivotally' secured to the said extension 15, as at 16 there is a dependingarm 17. Between the arm 17 and the upright 6 there is spring means 18 that influence the arm in the direction of the upright. The arm is provided with two spaced short shafts 19 respectively, on each of which there is journaled a peripherally A grooved wheel 20, the said wheels being disposed opposite the grooved wheel 7. Between the wheels 7 and 20*there is trained the sand line 21 which may have secured thereto the usual bailer 22, the sand line being trained over the sand sheave 23. The spring influenced arm 17 causes the wheels 20 to exert a friction on the sand line between the said wheels 20 and wheel 7, so that the raising or lowering of the sand line will cause the turning of the wheel 7, and consequently the turning of the shafts 8 and 10 to operate the disks of the registering indicator in the usual timed spaced relation, so that the numbers on the disks will indicate the exact depth of the well when the bailer is at the bottom of the well. When the sand line is drawn upwardly, the cluth 9 is moved to release the shaft 10 from the shaft 9, or there may be suitable pawl and ratchet means between the shaft 10 and the disks for holding the disks from movement except in one direction.

While I have illustrated by device exerting a frictional engagement upon a sand line, it is to be understood that the same may be employed for exerting a similar pressure on the usual cable or wire lines in a gas, oil or water well sinking apparatus. With my improvement, the danger of losing measuring lines in the well hole is entirely obviated. The depth of the well can be accurately measured which cannot be successfully accomplished with the usual measuring lines because of the inaccuracies of the stretch thereof. The improvement eliminates the trouble with salt water rusting the usual measuring lines, as at no time can vsinking apparatus,

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salt water interfere 'with the mechanism of the device, and as a consequence, a material saving is thus incurred. The improvement can be easily carried from one well to another, as the same is of proportion and weight to permit of the instrument being readily carried by a single hand. Having described the invention I claim: A well measuring device of the character described comprising a base designed to be clamped to the drilling stool of the well a centrally slotted upright rising from the base adjacent one side thereof, a peripherally grooved wheel -re- ,ceived in the slot of the upright for rotaan angle extension secured to the upper end of the upright, an arm pivotally secured to the opposite end of the extension and depending therefrom, a coil spring having its end convolutions secured to the up, right and arm respectively whereby the arm will be influenced on its pivot toward the upright, a pair of peripherally grooved wheels carried by the arm and being disposed for operative association with the Y first mentioned wheel, a bracket rising from the opposite side of the base, a number registering device supported by the bracket, a shaft fixed to the first mentioned wheel and to the registering device respectively and the sand line of the sinking-apparatus being trained over all the wheels as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

BENJAMIN FRANCIS KIFF. 

